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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, p. 180 – 211.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phuong finally tell Kien about their future in the form of a note?
(a) That they will meet each other again some day
(b) That they will never see each other again
(c) That they will be married in the spring
(d) That they will be moving to America together

2. Who is Lan?
(a) A fellow soldier
(b) Kien's sister
(c) A friend
(d) Kien's mother

3. How does Kien think his body collecting job is different from his wartime experience?
(a) Body Collecting is more dangerous
(b) Body Collecting has no value to it
(c) Body Collecting is a moral thing to do
(d) Body Collecting pays better

4. What does Kien discover about his fathers painting when he goes to warn him?
(a) That he faked them
(b) That he sold them
(c) That he was rich
(d) That he burnt them all

5. Why does Kien almost kill himself?
(a) Because he cannot bear the thought of war
(b) Because he sees how far removed he and Phuong have become
(c) Out of grief for his father
(d) Because he cannot bear the thought of losing Phuong

Short Answer Questions

1. What relation was it who urged Kien against Patriotism?

2. Why does Phuong accompany Kien on the train when they sign up for the war effort?

3. What did Phuong have to do during the war in order to survive?

4. Who is Kien's first 'kill' of the War?

5. Why does Kien make his first 'kill'?

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